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2022
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Exports $3.89MRnk 193 / 219
2022
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Top Product $2.41MDocuments of title (bonds etc) and unused stamps
2022
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Exports $10.2kRnk 54 / 107
2022
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Top Product $2.87kBroadcasting Equipment
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.3Rnk 16 / 133
2022
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GDP$2.78TCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH3.7%CURRENT US$
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2022
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 GDP$2.55BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH3.06%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC $40,964CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH0.23%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC$1,107CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH-8.17%CURRENT US$
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France-Lesotho Trade: In 2022, France exported $3.89M to Lesotho. The main products that France exported to Lesotho were Documents of title (bonds etc) and unused stamps ($2.41M), Animal Food ($841k), and Textile Processing Machines ($263k). Over the past 5 years the exports of France to Lesotho have increased at an annualized rate of 56.4%, from $415k in 2017 to $3.89M in 2022.

In 2022, France did not export any services to Lesotho.

Lesotho-France Trade: In 2022, Lesotho exported $10.2k to France. The main products that Lesotho exported to France were Broadcasting Equipment ($2.87k), Essential Oils ($2.36k), and High-voltage Protection Equipment ($1.6k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Lesotho to France have decreased at an annualized rate of 44.1%,  from $188k in 2017 to $10.2k in 2022.

In 2022, Lesotho did not export any services to France.

Comparison In 2022,  France ranked 16 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.3),  and 8 in total exports ($608B). That same year, Lesotho ranked 158 in total exports ($1.16B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, France exported $3.89M to Lesotho. The main products exported from France to Lesotho were Documents of title (bonds etc) and unused stamps ($2.41M), Animal Food ($841k), and Textile Processing Machines ($263k). During the last 5 years the exports of France to Lesotho have increased at an annualized rate of 56.4%, from $415k in 2017 to $3.89M in 2022.

In 2017, Lesotho exported $10.2k to France. The main products exported from Lesotho to France were Broadcasting Equipment ($2.87k), Essential Oils ($2.36k), and High-voltage Protection Equipment ($1.6k). During the last 5 years the exports of Lesotho to France have decreased at an annualized rate of 44.1%, from $188k in 2022 to $10.2k in 2017.

Exports from France (Flag) to Lesotho (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Lesotho (Flag) to France (Flag) (2022)

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Trade between France (Flag) and Lesotho (Flag)

France Exports

Lesotho Exports

Date

Market Competitiveness

Color
France
Top DestinationGermany$78.3B
Lesotho
Top DestinationSouth Africa$434M

This map shows whether countries import more from France or Lesotho. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from France and Lesotho or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from France than Lesotho included Germany ($78.3B), Italy ($56.4B), and United States ($50B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Lesotho than France included Eswatini ($11.3M).

Difference in imports from Lesotho (Flag) and France (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage France - Lesotho

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between France and Lesotho by product, considering products traded by both, France and Lesotho.

During 2022, France had a large net trade with Lesotho in the exports of Paper Goods ($2.41M), Foodstuffs ($847k), and Machines ($520k).

During 2017, Lesotho had a large net trade with France in the exports of Machines ($4.8k), Chemical Products ($2.36k), and Textiles ($2.28k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential France Lesotho+$53.1kVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures
Top Product Potential Lesotho France+$22.9kKnit Sweaters

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of France and Lesotho. This means that a dot/product with the flag of France indicates it has a comparative advantage over Lesotho. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Lesotho indicates it has a comparative advantage over France.

Product Space of France (Flag) and Lesotho (Flag) (2022)

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